She is the global watchdog for human rights abuses. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I love the term watchdog whilstleblower has a “rat fink” type of conotation and “watchdog” doesn’t we need a movement. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » If the Gnome Is in the Garden, Meet at the Jefferson Memorial at High Noon…] Reference
Oh, truly are you called the watchdog of the Senate!. From Wordnik.com. [The First Man in Rome]
The Wall Street watchdog is a nonprofit organization. From Wordnik.com. [Internal Finra Probe of Pay, Investments Finds No Mishandling] Reference
The Inspector General of Banks, our watchdog, is paid, indirectly, by the banks. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian BanksMyth and Reality] Reference
Your example of the FDA as watchdog is outside the domain of aerospace, so it's NFG. From Wordnik.com. [Augustine Committee Meets at MSFC Today - NASA Watch] Reference
Japan's market watchdog is looking into allegations of illegal stock trading on a wide scale. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish Stock Regulator] Reference
The UK police watchdog is finally looking into the widespread use of anti-terrorism stop-and-search powers by cops. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
A data privacy watchdog is to be set up in India to oversee the country's IT industry amidst international concerns about the security of outsourced customer records and data. From Wordnik.com. [June 11th, 2007] Reference
In fact, freedom to think and say whatever one wants, unapologetically and without answering to any “patriotic” watchdog, is the overriding principle of American democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » O’Reilly tonight:] Reference
Although WATCH is often called a watchdog group, Engh, in court papers, said it was "an organization primarily concerned for female victims and not male defendants" that tries to. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
Affairs, said the ANC environmental policy pointed to either an advisory body, or a more "watchdog" - oriented structure. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
They brag about the new "watchdog" -- the Systemic Risk Council -- created to identify and control developing systemic risks. From Wordnik.com. [Too Big to Trust] Reference
This so-called watchdog role needs to be interrogated. From Wordnik.com. [Media in a democratic South Africa] Reference
Some so-called watchdog groups had been enticed by funding and. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He called the watchdog house and left a message with the pool cleaner. From Wordnik.com. [American Tabloid]
"Congress instead of being the watchdog is the dog that has to be watched.". From Wordnik.com. [NiemanWatchdog.org] Reference
Rep. Anne Donahue, R-Northfield, is known as a watchdog of Vermont's mental health system. From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
The unexplained death of a watchdog is a warning sign that a burglary may be being planned. From Wordnik.com. [Joburg.org.za] Reference
Breast Cancer Action (BCA), known as the watchdog of the breast cancer movement, today announced the. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
But I can't imagine anything more contrary to the idea of watchdog journalism than funding it with government money. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
As a former investigative reporter, Cheyfitz can't stand the idea of watchdog journalism going away for lack of revenue. From Wordnik.com. [Poynter Online] Reference
Amano, 62, is the first Asian head of the Vienna-based nuclear watchdog, which is an organization of the United Nations. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion] Reference
STEIN: The General Accounting Office, the so-called watchdog agency of Congress, was so captured by Milken that it was amazing. From Wordnik.com. [A License to Steal: The Untold Story of Michael Milken and the Conspiracy to Bilk the Nation] Reference
Their watchdog is the 700kg CryoSat-2, the most powerful satellite ever built for measuring the thickness of Earth's ice sheets. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
The proposed location of the watchdog is a nod to Republicans and conservative Democrats who had opposed a stand-alone new agency. From Wordnik.com. [Senate Democrats block GOP measure to limit financial reform] Reference
An SEC 'watchdog' tries to discourage ratings competition. From Wordnik.com. [AAA Cartel Protection] Reference
Scaife also funds AIM, the right-wing media "watchdog" group. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Dreier: Sidney Blumenthal Uses Former Right-Wing Foes To Attack Obama] Reference
Much hip-hop music, including much of yours, serves a sort of "watchdog" function. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Riggs: Tectonic Shift in Rap World: Interview with Sage Francis] Reference
Eichmann catching the phrase "watchdog" applied to me regarded it as a gross insult. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
The Post certainly appears to be living up to the "watchdog" aspect regarding accountability. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Lichtman: Responsibility and the Press] Reference
Annan addressed the 53-nation human rights watchdog which is holding its annual six-week session. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
She married a reserved and responsible banker who now fancies himself a kind of watchdog Crocodile Dundee. From Wordnik.com. ['Magic Words' By Jill McCorkle: Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature] Reference
The committee, which is the Assembly's "watchdog" over state finances, is traditionally headed by a member of the opposition. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Parliament's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) committee should be relaunched as a major "watchdog" to promote the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The "watchdog" office also had the important task of improving government administration through persuasion and practical advice. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
We're simply reporting a "good story" or performing the traditional "watchdog" role of government, large institutions, and corporations. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: 'Untruth: Why The Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong'] Reference
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